Previous Year Question

Option B is correct. Ashoka's Major Rock Edict III mentions the Yuktas, Rajukas and Pradeshikas together. According to the inscription, these officers were required to undertake tours of their jurisdictions every five years, performing administrative duties and communicating instructions relating to Dhamma. IGNCA's documentation describes the Pradeshika as a district head, the Rajuka as an officer associated with rural administration, and the Yukta as a subordinate administrative officer.

The Pradeshika was an important officer at the district level. His responsibilities included supervision of local administration and coordination between higher administration and local units.

The Rajuka exercised wide administrative responsibilities in rural areas. Ashokan inscriptions also provide evidence of his administrative and judicial authority.

The Yukta was a subordinate executive officer who functioned within the administrative machinery along with the Pradeshika and Rajuka.

The fact that all three were ordered together to undertake five-yearly tours indicates their importance within the local district-level administrative structure, rather than as the highest village, provincial or central-level authorities.